Vacancy title:
LABORATORY ASSISTANTS

Jobs at:
CSCEC

Deadline of this Job:
11th /May/ 2018

Duty Station:
Kapochorwa, Uganda

JOB DETAILS:
Project: Road project

Post: LABORATORY ASSISTANTS

Role Definition:
Our Materials Testing Laboratory Assistants will be responsible for inspecting various construction materials such as soils, aggregates, asphalt, and concrete for quality control/quality assurance purposes. They will also be responsible to prepare field and lab inspection and testing reports and provide technical support for construction quality control personnel.

Responsibilities

• Conducting following laboratory and field tests:
• Soil Particle Size Analysis using Hydrometer
• Specific Gravity of Soil
• Sieve Analysis
• Moisture-Density Relation of Soil (Proctor)
• Moisture and Density of Soil Using Nuclear Gauge
• Sampling and Testing Fresh Concrete (Slump, Air Content, Temperature and Density)
• Concrete and Grout Compressive Strength
• Wet concrete testing per ACI/ASTM standards
• Aggregate gradation/sieve analysis testing per ASTM standards
• Concrete compression testing per ACI/ASTM standards
• Entering test data in web based software and MS Excel

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in heavy civil construction
• High School Diploma/ Degree and/or Civil Engineering Technology Diploma or similar experience preferred.
• Previous work experience with any Chinese company is an added advantage
• Proficient in MS Excel and MS Word
• Must be able to communicate well with co-workers
• Must be able to work under pressure
• Ability to work cooperatively independently and with a team in a fast-paced and complex environment

Job application procedure

Send CVs to; nankomac@gmail.com 
Deadline: 11th /May/ 2018